Handwritten poem by James Whitcomb Riley entitled, Give Back the Dreams. The back side of the paper is a drawing of the title, Give Back The Dreams That I Have Known forming a figure eight. Signed and dated by James Whitcomb Riley Nov. 28, 1876

A play portraying a Civil War Reenactment featuring Colonel Benton and Captain Reuben Riley, father of James Whitcomb Riley. The play was enacted by members of the Society of Indiana Pioneers at Brandywine Park, Greenfield, Indiana. May 25, 1940.

Handwritten letter from James Whitcomb Riley to Lucious Lybrand, responding to Lybrand's request for Riley to appear in a public engagement. Riley, recovering from health issues, is not able to honor the request at this time. Letter is dated...

Booklet entitled Out To Old Aunt Mary's. The cover has only the title written on it. Page 1 features a photograph of James Whitcomb Riley. The second page has a quote, the date, and James Whitcomb Riley's signature. The third page lists...

A hand-written poem with no title. Dated 1888 and signed by James Whitcomb Riley. A hat illustration at top of page. A poem about not being happy about not having an umbrella when it is raining and happy to not have an umbrella when the sun is...

Pamphlet containing brief autobiography of Riley along with excerpts from reviews from various newspapers. Riley's image appears on the front cover along with a poem by Samuel Rogers. A listing of Riley's books is included on the last page. No...

Newspaper reproduction of the original manuscript of a poem by James Whitcomb Riley, "Old Man and Jim," possibly a newspaper clipping. The manuscript copy shows how Riley changed the original name of the poem. Handwritten date of October 7, 1935.

Handwritten letter from James Whitcomb Riley to Mrs. W. N. Evans. Dated March 12, 1897. The letter is an apology for not being able to lecture as requested by Mrs. W. N. Evans and her committee. Partial envelope is included.

Handwritten letter. Riley is refusing to autograph the fly-leaves of his new book. He suggests instead that he send pictures with his written autograph to include with the books. He also offers to autograph other suitable papers if this way is...

Handwritten response from James Whitcomb Riley to unknown correspondent. Unknown correspondent requested Riley send a Thanksgiving poem, but Riley responds by saying he does not have one. He does, however, have another poem he could send...

Handwritten letter from James Whitcomb Riley to Mr. Allan Hendricks, Esq, Secy, Century Club in response to election to honorary membership of The Century Club. Dated Jan. 18, 1892. Written on Riley letterhead. Alternate side: unrelated list of...

Postcard features a color image of James Whitcomb Riley along with two roses, along with a poem and the title, Riley Roses. Muncie is handwritten in top left corner. Lovingly, "Jupe." handwritten in lower righthand corner. Postmarked from...

Newspaper clipping from the Friday, November 8, 1929 issue of Indianapolis News. The article is about how Harry S. New, owner of Indianapolis Journal, deposited material about James Whitcomb Riley into the Library of Congress. Some of the material...

Newspaper clipping from the December 30, 1967 issue of Tipton Tribune. An eighty year old, Mr. Ray Nash, remembers seeing an appearance of James Whitcomb Riley back in 1903. This appearance is confirmed by an Elwood librarian.

Librarian, J. Christian Bay, of The John Crerar Library in Chicago cames across an original manuscript of James Whitcomb Riley's poem, The Old Man and Jim. He took it upon himself to make photostats of the manuscript and send copies to the...

Typewritten copy of the original manuscript of the poem by James Whitcomb Riley, Leonanie. Debate occurred over who actually authored this poem since the initials provided are E. A. P. Many believed Edgar Allen Poe was the poet responsible for...

Postcard featuring image of James Whitcomb Riley and a poem written by him. The poem is about roses. From Miss Jones Nov 1912 is handwritten along top of postcard. James Whitcomb Riley is typed under the poem. Alternate side: handwritten...

Illustrated postcard featuring image of James Whitcomb Riley and a poem written by him. Handwritten information along top with date, Nov 1912. Poem is about realizing you should have done the thing you did not do. Alternate side: handwritten...

Illustrated postcard featuring image of James Whitcomb Riley along with a poem written by him. It has From Mrs. Reynolds Oct 1912 handwritten along the top of postcard. Poem is about a man wanting to take his time in thinking about something. ...

A typed letter from Edmund H. Eitel on James Whitcomb Riley letterhead written to Lucius Lybrand. He is returning Lybrand's letter and two dollar fee for an autograph, as Riley is no longer physically able to give one. However, he is enclosing a...

John F. Mitchell relates his memories of James Whitcomb Riley. The article includes information about his mother, Minnie Belle, who wrote a biography of James Whitcomb Riley and was one of many who helped restore the Riley family home in...

Typed program for the Riley Day Celebration, dated October 7, 1922. The program includes a gathering of writers honoring James Whitcomb Riley. The celebration was held at the New Central Library Building, Indianapolis Public Library.

An article written by Louis Wann. This is a typed copy of the article featured in the Wisconsin Literary Magazine, October, 1916. The article is about James Whitcomb Riley. Narration of story told by father-in-law, Charles E. Neff, of Warsaw, IN.

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping from the Greenfield Daily Reporter dated Saturday, October 31, 1970. This article talks about James Whitcomb Riley's childhood mentors and how they played a role in his education.

Newspaper clipping from the Thursday, October 29, 1970 issue of the Greenfield Daily Reporter. Article discusses how James Whitcomb Riley remembered everything and his early education. Riley's father was one of two people who built Greenfield's...